12.3. Removing lost LVM physical volumes from a volume group
If a physical volume fails, you can activate the remaining physical volumes in the volume group and remove all the logical volumes that used that physical volume from the volume group.
Procédure
Activate the remaining physical volumes in the volume group:
# vgchange --activate y --partial myvgCheck which logical volumes will be removed:
# vgreduce --removemissing --test myvgRemove all the logical volumes that used the lost physical volume from the volume group:
# vgreduce --removemissing --force myvgOptional: If you accidentally removed logical volumes that you wanted to keep, you can reverse the
vgreduceoperation:# vgcfgrestore myvgAvertissementIf you remove a thin pool, LVM cannot reverse the operation.
